Eva Herrmann

1920

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

This image depicts a close-up of a woman's upper body, specifically focusing on her head and neck. She is positioned in a three-quarter view with her head slightly tilted back. The woman has smooth skin and delicate facial features, including soft eyes and a gentle smile. Her hair is styled in a bob, close to her head and tucked behind her ears. She is wearing a plain round-necked garment with subtle embroidery or pattern details. The background is plain and light-colored, giving the image a classic and timeless feel. There are no visible jewelry pieces or objects in the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    palladium print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.5 × 18.9 cm (9 1/4 × 7 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.2 × 20.2 cm (9 15/16 × 7 15/16 in.)
    mount: 52.1 × 41.2 cm (20 1/2 × 16 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.431

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    81B

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    620

The image shows a man leaning his head on his hand, positioned with his face resting on his left hand. He has a mustache, thin-framed eyeglasses, and thick, greying hair that curls slightly at the edges. He is dressed in a formal jacket, a white shirt, and a black bow tie. The background is a soft, dark blur.

Alfred Stieglitz

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Georgia O'Keeffe; gift to NGA, 1949.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 620.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, lower left, in graphite: Treated by Steichen 1949
by later hand, center verso, in graphite: K 81 B; on mount, lower left verso: 81 B

Wikidata ID

Q64034945

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Lifetime Exhibitions

A print from the same negative—perhaps a photograph from the Gallery’s collection—appeared in the following exhibition(s) during Alfred Stieglitz’s lifetime:

1923, New York (nos. 24–26, as Eva Herrmann, 1919)

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